pharman
new member
Well, I returned to work last Tuesday 8 weeks after RTHR. I work at a desk job with a minimum of walking around all day. I am still on a waiting list to replace my left hip and it was giving me a lot of pain. I hadn't taken any pain meds since 1 week after my surgery. So, in order to make it easier to get around at work I took a Vicodin tablet on Wed. It seemed to help. So, I took another one on Thursday and 2 throughout the day on Friday. By Friday evening my left leg was swollen almost twice it's size. My right leg is fine. It's very painful to walk on this swollen leg. I've been in bed all weekend and the swelling isn't gone yet. Any comments or suggestions? Was it the Vicodin that caused the swelling? Why not my right leg? This is very confusing to me.